37 top hospitals for diabetes care: Leapfrog, ADA

Leapfrog and the American Diabetes Association recognized 37 hospitals for being leaders in caring for people living with diabetes.

This is the first national recognition program that honors hospitals for providing safe and high-quality care for people living with diabetes, according to the Leapfrog website. Recognized leaders in this field demonstrate measured adherence to national, evidence-based diabetes care guidelines for hospitals, provide safe, high-quality care, implement blood glucose testing and hypoglycemia protocols, specialized preparation for inpatient surgery, meals and insulin regimen planning, robust discharge planning for high-risk patients with diabetes, and more. Adult, general acute care and specialty hospitals that care for adult inpatients and have submitted a Leapfrog Hospital Survey are all eligible for the designation. 

Here are the top hospitals for diabetes care:

1. AdventHealth Shawnee Mission (Kan.)
2. AdventHealth Waterman (Tavares, Fla.)
3. Baptist Health South Miami Hospital
4. EvergreenHealth Kirkland (Wash.)
5. Geisinger Bloomsburg (Pa.) Hospital 
6. Geisinger Community Medical Center (Scranton, Pa.)
7. Geisinger Lewistown (Pa.) Hospital 
8. Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, Pa.)
9. Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital (Coal Township, Pa.)
10. Glen Cove (N.Y.) Hospital
11. Hackensack Meridian Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center
12. Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Neptune, N.J.)
13. Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Burlington, Mass.)
14. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest (Allentown, Pa.)
15. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg (Bethlehem, Pa.)
16. Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center
17. Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center East Campus
18. Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
19. Mather Hospital (Port Jefferson, N.Y.)
20. Maury Regional Hospital (Columbia, Tenn.)
21. Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame, Calif.)
22. Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center (Bolivia, N.C.)
23. Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
24. Novant Health Huntersville (N.C.) Medical Center
25. Novant Health Kernersville (N.C.) Medical Center
26. Novant Health Matthews (N.C.) Medical Center
27. Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center (Charlotte, N.C.)
28. Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Charlotte, N.C.)
29. Novant Health Rowan Medical Center (Salisbury, N.C.)
30. Novant Health Thomasville (N.C.) Medical Center
31. Plainview (N.Y.) Hospital
32. Shore Medical Center (Somers Point, N.J.)
33. St. Tammany Health System (Covington, La.)
34. Syosset (N.Y.) Hospital 
35. Texas Health Huguley Hospital (Burleson, Texas)
36. The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati)
37. University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (Chicago)

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